1. organic process by which keratin is deposited in cells and the cells become horny (as in nails and hair); [syn: keratinization, keratinisation]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
keratinization
n 1: organic process by which keratin is deposited in cells and
the cells become horny (as in nails and hair) [syn:
keratinization, keratinisation]